scholarly journals Short-Term Fluctuation of Subjective Age and its Correlates: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 287-287
Author(s):  
Theresa Pauly ◽  
Denis Gerstorf ◽  
Ute Kunzmann ◽  
Oliver Schilling ◽  
David Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Old People ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Old Adults ◽  
Total Variability ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Young Old ◽  
Momentary Assessment ◽  
Term Fluctuation

Abstract We examined short-term fluctuations of subjective age with data obtained from 123 young-old (Mage = 67.19 years) and 47 old-old adults (Mage = 86.59 years) who reported their momentary subjective age six times a day over seven consecutive days as they were going about their everyday lives. Participants felt younger on a large majority of occasions, and 25% of the total variability in subjective age could be attributed to within-person variation. Those with younger trait subjective ages exhibited larger moment-to-moment variation, while chronological age did not impact variability. Furthermore, we investigated relationships between within-day fluctuations of subjective age and daily cortisol fluctuations. Our findings extend the literature on subjective age by showing that how old people feel can vary on a momentary basis, that state and trait components of subjective age are related, and that fluctuations in subjective age are related to biomarkers of stress.

scholarly journals Predicting short term mood developments among depressed patients using adherence and ecological momentary assessment data

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Mikus ◽  
Mark Hoogendoorn ◽  
Artur Rocha ◽  
Joao Gama ◽  
Jeroen Ruwaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Depressed Patients ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

When Hindsight Is Not 20/20: Ecological Momentary Assessment of PTSD Symptoms Versus Retrospective Report

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 238-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keke Schuler ◽  
Camilo J. Ruggero ◽  
Brittain Mahaffey ◽  
Adam Gonzalez ◽  
Jennifer L. Callahan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Retrospective Assessment ◽  
Retrospective Reports ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Traditional Assessments ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has relied almost exclusively on retrospective memory of symptoms, sometimes over long intervals. This approach creates potential for recall bias and obscures the extent to which symptoms fluctuate. The aim of the present study was to examine the discrepancy between retrospective self-reporting of PTSD symptoms and ecological momentary assessment (EMA), which captures symptoms closer to when they occur. The study also sought to estimate the degree to which PTSD symptoms vary or are stable in the short-term. World Trade Center responders ( N = 202) oversampled for current PTSD (19.3% met criteria in past month) were assessed three times a day for 7 consecutive days. Retrospective assessment of past week symptoms at the end of the reporting period were compared with daily EMA reports. There was correspondence between two approaches, but retrospective reports most closely reflected symptom severity on the worst day of the reporting period rather than average severity across the week. Symptoms varied significantly, even within the span of hours. Findings support intervention research efforts focused on exploiting significant, short-term variability of PTSD symptoms, and suggest that traditional assessments most reflect the worst day of symptoms over a given period of recall.

Emotionsregulation bei Depression

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Barnow ◽  
Maren Aldinger ◽  
Ines Ulrich ◽  
Malte Stopsack
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Die Anzahl der Studien, die sich mit dem Zusammenhang zwischen Emotionsregulation (ER) und depressiven Störungen befassen, steigt. In diesem Review werden Studien zusammengefasst und metaanalytisch ausgewertet, die den Zusammenhang zwischen ER und Depression mittels Fragebögen bzw. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) erfassen. Dabei zeigt sich ein ER-Profil welches durch die vermehrte Nutzung von Rumination, Suppression und Vermeidung bei gleichzeitig seltenerem Einsatz von Neubewertung und Problemlösen gekennzeichnet ist. Mit mittleren bis großen Effekten, ist der Zusammenhang zwischen Depression und maladaptiven Strategien besser belegt als bei den adaptiven Formen, wo die Effekte eher moderat ausfielen. EMA-Messungen bestätigen dieses Profil. Da EMA-Studien neben der Häufigkeit des Strategieeinsatzes auch die Erfassung anderer ER-Parameter wie Effektivität und Flexibilität ermöglichen, sollten solche Designs in der ER-Forschung zukünftig vermehrt Einsatz finden.

Using Personal Cell Phones for Ecological Momentary Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Kuntsche ◽  
Florian Labhart
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Personal Digital Assistants ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Standard Data ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a way of collecting data in people’s natural environments in real time and has become very popular in social and health sciences. The emergence of personal digital assistants has led to more complex and sophisticated EMA protocols but has also highlighted some important drawbacks. Modern cell phones combine the functionalities of advanced communication systems with those of a handheld computer and offer various additional features to capture and record sound, pictures, locations, and movements. Moreover, most people own a cell phone, are familiar with the different functions, and always carry it with them. This paper describes ways in which cell phones have been used for data collection purposes in the field of social sciences. This includes automated data capture techniques, for example, geolocation for the study of mobility patterns and the use of external sensors for remote health-monitoring research. The paper also describes cell phones as efficient and user-friendly tools for prompt manual data collection, that is, by asking participants to produce or to provide data. This can either be done by means of dedicated applications or by simply using the web browser. We conclude that cell phones offer a variety of advantages and have a great deal of potential for innovative research designs, suggesting they will be among the standard data collection devices for EMA in the coming years.

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